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The normal numbers assumed by the United States Commissioners 

 are, of course, hypothetical ; but the hypothesis is consistent with the 

 evidence. Any change in the hypothesis which the evidence may be 

 supposed to admit of would not materially change the result. 



TABLE "D" 



Showi7ig Joss in the nrimber of female seals, which would be effected by ten years of pelagic 

 sealing, based on the supposition that 20,000 breeding females were killed annually dur- 

 ing that period; allowance from natural causes being made on the basis of Table A. 



1st year. 

 2d 

 3d 

 4th 

 5th 

 6th 

 7th 

 8th 

 9th 

 10th 



Total loss of females . 



Number of 

 females 

 killed. 



20, 000 

 20, 000 

 20, OdO 

 20, 000 

 20, 000 

 20, 000 

 20, 000 

 20, 000 

 20, 000 

 20, 000 



200, 000 



Loss of breed- 

 ing females 



at the end of 

 the period. 



Loss of 

 young fe- 

 males (under 

 2 year.s) at 

 the end of 

 the period. 



26, 660 

 25, 580 

 24, 360 

 23, 240 

 22, 040 

 21, 040 

 20, 500 



19, 620 

 17, 780 



20, 000 



220, 820 



17, 120 

 16, 400 

 15, 620 

 14, 860 

 14,110 

 13, 560 

 12, 860 



12, 580 



13, 880 

 10, 000 



Total loss of 

 females at 

 the end of 

 the period. 



141, 020 



43, 780 

 41, 980 

 39, 980 

 38, 100 

 36, 180 

 34, 600 

 33, 360 

 32, 200 

 31, 660 

 30, 000 



61, 840 



